Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Oklahoma as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Oklahoma and West Virginia side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	July 1 each year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Oklahoma to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Oklahoma certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. Once West Virginia approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oklahoma to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$370

West Virginia's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Oklahoma name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your Oklahoma name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the Oklahoma name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the Oklahoma name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Oklahoma's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Oklahoma one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Oklahoma says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; Oklahoma's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Oklahoma plus West Virginia comes to $200 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once an Oklahoma business operates there; West Virginia law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$350 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $370 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($20), current at filing.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and West Virginia?

$200 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my Oklahoma name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Oklahoma name at home. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps Oklahoma's Annual Certificate.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

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